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EXHIBIT D PONDEROSA H O M E S May 20, 2008 Mr. Steve Otto, Associate Planner City of Pleasanton Planning Department Post Office Box 520 Pleasanton, CA 94588 Re: Proposed Ponderosa Active Adult Community - Revisions to PUD Application Description Deaz Mr. Otto: Since filing the PUD Application on March 3, 2008, the Planning Commission held a workshop on Mazch 19, at which time comments were submitted by adjacent residents, staff and individual commissioners. During this time, we have been making refinements to the house azchitecture to enhance rooftop photovoltaic installation and address floor plan designs that will better respond to buyer trends based on our research. Changes have also been made to the clubhouse floor plans as well as the building and pool design. Other site plan changes include a redesign of Court G and EVA layout, and notably a commitment to restrict several lots to single-story homes only. I am submitting completely updated plan sets consisting of the requisite three (3) full-sized and seventeen (17) reduced sets to replace the application submittal filed on March 3 for convenience rather than replacing individual plan sheets where revisions have been made. The following is a summary of the significant changes from that initial filing: Site Plan• 1. Court G was redesigned to a hammerhead to reduce impervious surfaces and improve building setbacks. The transition between the street and the EVA has been defined (see Sections & Detail and M-M Section). 2. The Main Entry with Faux GateHouse has been selected from the range of options previously presented (see Ripley Design Group, Sheet L4). 3. The Development Standazds table has been corrected to reflect actual minimum lot size and minor changes in home sizes. Thus the FAR maximum ranges from .27 FAR to .58 FAR (see RJA, Site Development Plan). 4. The Development Standards table is modified to reflect a commitment by Ponderosa that only single-story homes will be constructed on Lots 18, 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, 31 & 32. This is to enhance mutual privacy between the existing Estates @Ironwood residents and the future project neighbors (see RJA, Site Development Plan).Note an error in Footnote # 2 regarding the exclusion of 700 sq.ft. of garage area towazd FAR calculation. Actual garage sizes per plan were excluded from the FAR calculation. Main Olfice: 6671 Owens Drive • Pleasanton, CA 94588-3398 • Tel: (925) 460-8900 • Facsimile: (925) 734-9141 Branch OKce: 77-806 Flora Road, Suite E • Palm Desert, CA 92211 • Tel: (760) 360-2109 • Facsimile: (760) 360-6546